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President Howard Goodfellow, Vice President Larry Keeley, Treasurer Bill Hornbostel,
Secretary Sandra Peters, Technician John Glover, Membership Chloe Craig,
Communications Bob Robertson, Program Patricia Calder, Outings David O’Rourke,
Outreach Jeannie Gane
April 2016
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
submitted by Howard Goodfellow
Spring has arrived-robins have returned, no snow on the
ground (in Cobourg anyway) and the ice at our cottage on
Mazinaw lake has left a month earlier than last year. It also reminds me that two
events are fast approaching and we need to be prepared.
The first event is our 20th birthday celebration at the Best Western on May 2nd.
The Planning Committee has been working hard on your behalf to make this a
"BIG " event. The executive team would like to thank the leadership of our club
members for the planning of this special event. The members are Brian Hart,
Russ Donaldson, Brenda Nutter, Chloe Craig, Barbara Husband, David Archibald,
and Bill Bates. It looks like a great party and one not to miss. We are at this time
making a special request to all of our NPC members to invite friends and
neighbours as well as strangers to attend this event. They can register online at
the NPC website. We are sure that everyone will enjoy the dynamic speaker,
Michelle Valberg, great snacks and lots of free door prizes.
The next event that is very important to our club is the election of new officers
for the 2016-2017 season. The club depends on volunteers like yourself to make
this club a success.
The club has 10 executive positions and 5 of these positions are up for renewal
each year. Please contact the executive and we can explain the different positions
and responsibilities. You may also be getting a call from our Nominating
Committee. Please say "Yes" if you receive a call and are able to serve on your
club executive. It is a great experience to have fun with fellow photographers and
does not consume a large amount of your time as we all share the workload.
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A reminder that the Annual General Meeting is on June 6th this year and it will
also be the night for our members’ slideshows. For details see our NPC website.
See you at the next meeting on April 4th. Our guest presenter will be our well-
known club member, Cindy Taylor.
Howard submits these photos of old life saving cushions enjoying the winter
plus a red fin on a wind surfing board waiting for spring.
In my mind's eye, I visualize how a particular sight and feeling will appear on a
print. If it excites me, there is a good chance it will make a good photograph. It is
an intuitive sense, an ability that comes from a lot of practice. - Ansel Adams
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NPC FEATURED PHOTOGRAPHER
DOUG JOHNSON
In 1966, exactly 50 years ago, I
set off on my year long
adventure in Europe with my
father’s Ansco Super Regent
bellows camera and my first
real adventure with
photography.
One of my present
favourite
photographs was taken in the first couple
of weeks in Ireland. Two Irishmen were in a
serious conversation on a train and I
caught the moment. I just did it
instinctively not realizing at the time
photography was in my future and that it
would result in so much enjoyment and
gratification for the rest of my life.
This photo, right, was also an early
indication of
what would
become my
present
interest in
street
photography.
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Shortly after I returned from Europe, I decided
to start educating myself about photography
and enrolled in the Famous Photographers
School correspondence course. This was very
professionally presented and included
thoroughly detailed critiques.
There were amazing assignments
and I loved it! My thirst to learn had
begun.
After I was married I started going to Freeman Patterson lectures at U of T. The
lecture halls were always full. I was captivated by his magical art so when he
announced he was going to start giving one week workshops at his home in
Shamper’s Bluff, New Brunswick, I enrolled immediately and so fast that he
wrote back saying that I was the first person to ever enrol in his workshops.
Working alongside this Canadian icon was enjoyable, informative and fun.
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For the next twenty years, family and
business were my priority. I did,
however,
find time to
do
darkroom
work and
set up a
portrait
studio in
my basement. I also continued to attend workshops
when I could.
In 1996 I
decided to enter the Cottage Life
photo contest with three entries and
I won first and second prize. They
could only give me the first prize
which was a 9.9 hp outboard motor
and, since I already had one, I sold it
and bought a used Hasselblad
camera. It did not last long in my
possession because I eventually sold it to cover the cost of having our house
painted.
In any case, this win gave
me a big boost of
confidence, so shortly after I
took the plunge and framed
some photos and had my
first show at the local Coffee
Time. One photo sold to a
supportive friend. At this time my photographic subjects included just about
anything that I found interesting and unusual, as I still do now, but I was about to
be introduced to a new dimension of photography.
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This turning point came when I enrolled in the week-long Maine Photographic
Workshops in Rockport, Maine. I originally was interested in improving my
portrait skills and hopefully pursuing this as
a side career.
They no longer offered this course so I took
their course in fine art colour photography.
The teacher, who taught at the New York
School of Photography, after assessing my
work, suggested I study photographers
similar in style by enrolling in Ryerson
University’s Photography Certificate Courses
and taking specifically the History of Photography course.
I didn’t realize it then but this was the beginning of my shift in style to fine art
photography. The photographer that influenced me the most was the French
photographer Henri Cartier Bresson and his iconic street photography. I loved
how he could capture moments of mystery, humour, irony and drama on the
streets of Paris with such artistry. This became one of the most important goals I
strived for in my photography.
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In 2004, my wife and I moved from Toronto to Prince Edward County where for
the next ten years I took part in many juried shows including our local Studio
Tour and sold a good deal of my framed
photographs and won a few awards along the way.
I was invited to be part of a group of artists to form
a new art gallery, Arts on Main Gallery, in Picton, ,
I chaired this in my last two years as a member. I
was also on the steering committee that conceived
and organized the annual CLiC Photography Show
in Picton.
In 2014 we moved to Port Hope to be closer to
family and friends. The following year I joined the
Northumberland Photography Club that is already
providing me with the incentive to improve my
photography after enjoying the amazing
photographs of the members shown at each
meeting. It made me realize I have so much more
to learn technically, an important part of photography I need to pay more
attention to, in order to raise my photography to another level.
(More of my photographs can be found on my website:
www.dougjohnsonphoto.com.)
Ed. Note – Doug, we very much appreciate that you took the time to share your
interesting story and beautiful photographs with our photography club members. On
behalf of the club, a BIG THANKYOU!!
The earth is not a fresh air resort and the idyllic prospectuses of the earth tell
lies. Nature does not run along the little thread on which reason would like to see
it run. the light of day is beautiful but poisonous... - Hans Arp
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Items of interest to NPC members
# A 240-year-old doll that can write, a clockwork creation by Pierre Jaquet-Droz. Yes, it is 240 years old. This video will fascinate just about all the engineers, artists, clock makers, doll makers, computer programmers, want-to-be inventors or basically anyone out there that likes to tinker. This is more than tinkering. When you view this, think computers. Watch the doll's eyes as he writes w/pen on the paper. Remember, this was built in the 1770's.
http://www.chonday.com/Videos/the-writer-automaton
Submitted by Larry Keeley
# The friend of a friend has a folding steel projection table to give to anyone who
could use it. Submitted by Mary Talbot @ 289-252-2149
# My Name is Paul Iacoviello, I’m a photography instructor at Mohawk college in
Hamilton. I’m sending this email out to your club / organization to let you know
that I have two photo events running this coming September that may be of
interest to some of your members. They are as follows:
1) A 3-day Low-Light workshop in Tobermory. Sept. 9-11, 2016 Early morning
and evening shoots along the peninsula’s shoreline. Info PDF attached
2) 12-day Photo Excursion to Italy: Venice, Florence, and Rome (and a few other
spots in-between) Sept. 29 – Oct. 10 2016 Info PDF attached. Please contact
Paul http://www.pauliacoviello.com/ for m ore information.
# Apr 4 Presenter: Cindy Taylor, Travel Photography April Theme: Geometric Shapes
Outings: April 8 (Friday Morning) - Peterborough Garden Show
April 14 (Thursday Morning) – Cobourg Train Station and Legacy Hardware
May 2 Michelle Valberg, Nature Photography
May Theme: Dew Drops and Spider Webs
Outings: May 15 (Sunday Late Afternoon) – Plane Spotting at Pearson
International Airport
May 28 (Saturday Morning) – Apple Blossom Tyme Festival, Colborne
Note: Possible overnight Trip to Ottawa for the Tulip Festival
Jun 6 AGM + Members' 5-minute slideshows. Outings: TBA
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# A different take on a photography competition. Amazing pictures. Maybe
something for the next Monitor. I found this in today's Guardian.
http://www.wellcomeimageawards.org/ Submitted by Ed. Merbis
# A reminder that the London SPRING Vintage Camera Show is coming soon: SUNDAY, MAY 1st, 10:00am - 3:00pm at the Carling Heights Community Centre. 656 Elizabeth Street, London. That's right "behind" Wolseley Barracks on Oxford. Easily accessed from Adelaide or Oxford Streets. On several major bus routes. Tons of FREE PARKING. Visit website: www.londonvintagecamerashow.vpweb.ca # My name is Carissa and I am the Production Coordinator for Bob Carnie Printmaking & The Dylan Ellis Gallery in Toronto. I am emailing you today to see if you would help spread the word about our photo contest. We are hoping to have submissions from around the world for our June Pride exhibition. Prizes include several sponsored gifts valued at $500, with a grand prize being a 3 week exhibition in August of this year, valued at over $7,000. For details see: https://dylanellisgallery.wordpress.com/2016/02/29/unique-pride-2016-call-for-submissions/ # As a native Greek I have a thorough knowledge of the country, its language and culture. I know the best places to visit, when to visit and how long it takes to get there. I know the best places to stay and the best places to eat and drink. This knowledge combined with my passion for photography allows me to offer a unique experience for photography-minded visitors to Greece. I offer a number of photo tour itineraries for discerning travellers: Peloponnese autumn photo tour http://arcadiaimages.gr/phototours/peloponnese-autumn-photo-tour/ # Our NPC photo workshops for beginning photographers will start on Thursday, April 7 and will continue each Thursday until May 26, 2016. Classes run from 2 – 4 pm. Cost is $4.00 per class. Please contact Larry Keeley @ [email protected] to register. # It appears that some people are still sending their images for the Theme and PC slide shows with the old style captions. Please note that now by using Dropbox all you have to do is to rename your image with a title, it is no longer necessary to include your name or the name of the theme etc. Dropbox will automatically add your name to it as we download them into the slide show. Also some images are being sent as very small files. It is no longer needed to resize your images but if you wish to do so, the sizes required are width 1920 and height 1080. For full instructions on submitting your images please go to the clubs website http://www.northumberlandphoto.ca/ and click on: IMAGE SUBMISSIONS at the top of the page. Thanks. Terry Carpenter
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Four members of the Peterborough Photographic Society and Northumberland
Photography Club will be hosting an exhibition of their photographs at Elements
Restaurant for the month of May 2016.
Terry Carpenter, Pat Carpenter, Larry Keeley and Dawn Knudsen ask you to join
them at the opening reception, May 5th 2016, from 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm at the
Elements Restaurant, 140 King St., Peterborough, Ontario.
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Pat Carpenter
Terry Carpenter
Dawn Knudsen
Larry Keeley
You are invited to visit our exhibition at Elements Restaurant, 140 King Street, Peterborough, throughout the month of May. Please join us for our opening reception on May 5th, from 4.30 to 6.30 pm.
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Members’ Facebook Photos.......
..... Anne Madsen
“Spring is here.
From the Waterfall tour
this weekend in Prince
Edward County.”
This photos is comprised of about 20
photos of the interior of an orchid
stacked in photoshop. There are areas
where I did not get a photo with that bit
in focus most likely because I had a
very narrow DOF from filling the entire
frame with the interior of the flower. I
was fascinated by this method's
abilities to get every detail down to the
extremely fine ones that would be
difficult to see with the naked eye.
Taken with prime105mm micro lens - live view manual focusing.
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NPC Executive Meeting minutes March 21, 2016 7 p.m. start Agenda approved by David and seconded by Larry Minutes of last meeting approved by David and seconded by John President’s Report – topics will be covered under discussion V.P report – The cost for the hall rental at the Salvation Army is $75 a month and $25 for the custodian to set up and take down chairs and tables. They have not billed us or provided us with a contract for 2015-16. Howard has used our original contract with them and updated the dates for 2015-16. Motion 2016 – Howard will take the updated contract that he composed and a cheque for $900 to the Salvation Army. This covers payment for the 9 months (September 2015- June 2016). Motion made by Bob and seconded by Bill. Treasurer’s Report Operating Fund – $ 4 746.71 (minus $900 for cheque to Salvation Army for hall rental) Capital Acquisitions and Special Programs - $3522.05 Emergency Funds - $2500 Total $ 10 768.76 (minus $900) Technical Director’s Report Microphone - A lapel mike would be about $180 from Vistek (special order). John did not go ahead and order it as he was advised that this is not the best mike for our purposes – a head set would be better. We found that it was easy to hear Bill at the March meeting using our head set and Bill reported that it was comfortable and easy to use. A motion to hold off on ordering the lapel mike was made by David and seconded by Sandra. Image Submission – It is time to move to a permanent place on the website for image submission – perhaps a submission page. There will still be an e-mail sent out reminding members of submission dates. We all agreed that Bob should contact John Draper about setting this up. Program Director (absent) Cindy Taylor is scheduled for the April meeting. Outings Peterborough Garden Show and Cobourg Train Station/Legacy are scheduled for April.
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Outreach (absent) The submission date for accessing money from the city of Cobourg for a project for Canada’s 150th birthday is April 29th. Up to $2 500 is available. Suggestions are welcome. Items for Discussion >20th Birthday Celebration At this point the committee is on budget. There is still no contract to sign. We need to know what Michelle needs for her presentation. Will she be bringing her own laptop to use? >Upcoming Photo Exhibits The Port Hope Public Library exhibit starts April 4th and runs to April 30th. We can have 30-40 photos, depending on size. So far, 16 members are exhibiting. The library will cover the cost of the chain that Larry will purchase for hanging the photos. (about $300). NPC Summer Exhibition at Lang Pioneer Village – July 29-August 29 NPC Fall Exhibition at Engine Gallery –juried entrants only. Date to be confirmed. >Nominating Committee At the April meeting we need to ask for members who would be willing to sit on the nominating committee. 5 positions are up for renewal – President, Secretary, Treasurer, Technical >Director and Outreach. Sandra (Secretary) and John (Technical Director) have agreed to run again. Ray Williams has agreed to run for President and Doug Johnson has agreed to run for Outreach. Howard will contact Bill Bates to see if he is willing to run for Treasurer. >Club Projector The Optima projector that we now are using lacks quality for the large room that we now have for meetings. John reports that we should be looking at a projector with 3 500 – 5 000 lumens. Costs varied from $2500 to $4 000. A rental cost from Vistek was more expensive than expected and is not a long term option. John will see about renting a projector that we are considering buying (Optima) from Vistek for the April meeting to try it out. Hopefully, the rental for April can be deducted from the purchase price. The club computer is described as vulnerable and replacing that needs to be a priority for next year’s executive. ($800-$900). We can afford to spend about $3 000 on a projector. Motion made by David and seconded by Bob - John is to choose a projector (approximately $3 000) that we will try out at our April meeting and purchase, if suitable. All were in favour.
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>Insurance Waiver David wants the insurance company to send us the waiver form for non-members attending outings. Howard will once again contact the insurance company about this. Colborne Art Club – are looking for new members. Larry will include their request in the Monitor. AGM – June 6th We need to keep the business part of the meeting short to have time for the member’s slide show presentation. Written submissions by the executive, e-mailed to members to read prior to the meeting, will save time. Meeting adjourned at 8:30.
Note from Jillian Roos-Markowitz, curator, Colborne Art Gallery:
Good morning to Patricia Calder and Larry Keeley.
We are looking for a photographer who might be interested in becoming a
member at the Colborne Art Gallery. You no doubt know that your member Bill
Hornbostel was a member with us for some time, his work showed very well in
our Exhibitions and received a great deal of exposure. We have seven (7)
exhibitions per year in which our members exhibit their work.
If you or any of your members are interested you can view Members on CAG
website: Colbourne Art Gallery .com
At the moment, the Exhibition at the Gallery is Three Degrees of Separation 3
Guest Clay Artists. Our hours are Thurs to Sunday 12-5 pm. Hope to hear from
you in the near future.
Jillian Roos-Markowitz. Curator.
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…….. by Larry Keeley
WITH THE RETURN to balmy weather, April showers, May flowers and the
occasional thunderstorm tossed in for good measure, I find myself responding to
an invigorating and irrepressible urge to get ‘out there’ and capture some
images! My camera has been screaming lately to be let out of the musty bag in
which it has been confined for most of the past few months and my mind is full of
the many award-winning photographs I am going to add to my collection. Well, I
hasten to admit, there’s a heaping dose of wishful thinking going on here but, the
reality is, after our self-imposed hiatus during which our photo equipment sat
mostly idle, I am itchin’ to get back to doing what I greatly enjoy, making
photographs.
We have several members in our club who continually shoot and display
fantastic images on both Facebook and at our monthly meetings. Their evident
enthusiasm is contagious and makes you want to follow their lead, one of the
many perks that membership in our very energetic club has to offer. Several
positions on our executive will also be open at the end of June for any of our
members who might want to assist with the club’s administration.
Thank you to those who
submitted materials for this
edition of our newsletter.